An Actappropriating $14,818,787 from the “2009 Green
Acres Fund” and the “Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund” to provide
grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire or
develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.

Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

1. a. There is
appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the following sums
for thepurpose of providing grants to assist qualifying tax exempt
nonprofit organizations to acquire lands for recreation and conservation
purposes pursuant to subsection b. of this section and for thepurpose
of providing grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to
develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to subsection
c. of this section:

(1) $9,000,000 from the
“2009 Green Acres Fund,” established pursuant to section 17 of the “Green
Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic
Preservation Bond Act of 2009,” P.L.2009, c.117; and

(2) $5,818,787 from the “Garden
State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund” established pursuant to section 19
of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-19), and made available due to interest earnings, project
withdrawals, cancellations, and cost savings.

b. The following projects
for the acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes are
eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of
this section:

Nonprofit

Organization

Project

County

Municipality

Approved

Amount

(1) American Littoral

Society

Delaware Bay Acquisitions

Cape May

Cumberland

Salem

Dennis Twp

Lower Twp

Middle Twp

Upper Twp

BridgetonCity

Deerfield Twp

Fairfield Twp

Greenwich Twp

Hopewell Twp

MillvilleCity

Stow Creek Twp

Upper Deerfield Twp

VinelandCity

Alloway Twp

Elsinboro Twp

Lower Alloways Creek Twp

Mannington Twp

Pennsville Twp

Quinton Twp

$275,000

(2) Concerned Citizens of Allendale,
Inc

Fell House & Open Space Acq

Bergen

Allendale Boro

17,574

(3) D & R GreenwayLand
Trust

Greenway Acq

550,000

Central Stony Brook Greenway

Hunterdon

Mercer

Delaware Twp

East Amwell Twp

Hopewell Twp

Lawrence Twp

Pennington Boro

Princeton Twp

Middlesex

Cranbury Twp

Delaware Bay Estuary Acq

Cumberland

Deerfield Twp

Fairfield Twp

Greenwich Twp

Hopewell Twp

Stow Creek Twp

Upper Deerfield Twp

Salem

Elinsboro Twp

Lower Alloways Creek Twp

Mannington Twp

Pennsville Twp

Delaware River Tributaries Acq

Burlington

BordentownCity

Bordentown Twp

Chesterfield Twp

North Hanover Twp

Mercer

Hamilton Twp

Hopewell Twp

Lawrence Twp

Robbinsville Twp

West Windsor Twp

TrentonCity

Middlesex

Monroe Twp

Monmouth

Upper Freehold Twp

GriggstownCanal Acq

Middlesex

Highland Park Boro

Somerset

Franklin Twp

Rocky Hill Boro

SourlandsMountain Acq

Hunterdon

East Amwell Twp

LambertvilleCity

West Amwell Twp

Mercer

Hopewell Twp

Somerset

Branchburg Twp

Hillsborough Twp

Montgomery Twp

Upper Millstone

Mercer

West Windsor Twp

Greenway

Middlesex

Cranbury Twp

Highland Park Boro

Monroe Twp

Plainsboro Twp

South Brunswick Twp

Monmouth

Millstone Twp

(4) East Windsor Green Space, Inc

MillstoneRiver – Rocky Brook Acq

Mercer

East Windsor Twp

100,000

(5) Friends of HopewellValley Open Space

HopewellValleyPark Acq

Mercer

Hopewell Boro

Hopewell Twp

Lawrence Twp

275,000

(6) Friends Of Princeton Open Space

MillstoneRiver Watershed

Mercer

Princeton Twp

275,000

(7) Friends of West Windsor Open Space

Duck Pond Run – Greenway Initiative

Mercer

West Windsor Twp

100,000

(8) Greater Newark Conservancy

Urban Env & Ecological Center
Expansion

Essex

NewarkCity

275,000

(9) HardingLand Trust

Open Spaces & Natural Places of
Harding Twp

Morris

Harding Twp

260,000

(10) HunterdonLand Trust Alliance

Priority Areas

Hunterdon

All municipalities

550,000

(11) Kingston Greenways Association

Princeton Ridge / Ricciardi Tract

Mercer

Princeton Twp

275,000

(12) Lamington Conservancy

Central Lamington Project

Hunterdon

Morris

Somerset

Tewksbury Twp

Chester Twp

Washington Twp

Bedminster Twp

Peapack-Gladstone Boro

275,000

(13) Monmouth Conservation
Foundation

Open Space Plans 2

Monmouth

All municipalities

275,000

(14) Montgomery Friends Of Open Space

Montgomery Conservation Plan

Somerset

Montgomery Twp

275,000

(15) National Biodiversity Park, Inc

LowerRahwayRiver

Middlesex

Union

Carteret Boro

LindenCity

275,000

(16) Natural Lands Trust, Inc.

Delaware Estuaries Acq

Cumberland

Salem

Commercial Twp

Downe Twp

Greenwich Twp

Hopewell Twp

MauriceRiver Twp

MillvilleCity

Stow Creek Twp

Alloway Twp

Lower Alloways Creek Twp

Quinton Twp

200,000

(17) New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Priority Area Acq:

550,000

Appalachian Trail Buffers

Sussex

Wantage Twp

Arthur Kill Greenway

Middlesex

Edison Twp

Union

LindenCity

Springfield Twp

Union Twp

Black River Greenway

Hunterdon

Clinton Twp

Lebanon Boro

Lebanon Twp

Readington Twp

Tewksbury Twp

Somerset

Bedminster Twp

Bernards Twp

Bernardsville Boro

Branchburg Twp

Bridgewater Twp

Far Hills Boro

Hillsborough Twp

Peapack-Gladstone Boro

Raritan Boro

BurdenHillForest/

Cape May

Lower Twp

Middle Twp

Delaware Bay

Cumberland

Fairfield Twp

Greenwich Twp

Hopewell Twp

MillvilleCity

Stow Creek Twp

Upper Deerfield Twp

VinelandCity

Gloucester

Logan Twp

South Harrison Twp

Woolwich Twp

Salem

Alloway Twp

Carneys Point Twp

Elmer Boro

Elsinboro Twp

Lower Alloways Creek Twp

Mannington Twp

Oldmans Twp

Pennsville Twp

Pilesgrove Twp

Pittsgove Twp

Quinton Twp

Upper Pittsgrove Twp

Woodstown Boro

South Jersey Metro /

Pine Barrens:

Camden Greenway

Camden

CamdenCity

Ellwood Corridor

Atlantic

Buena Vista Twp

EggHarborCity

EggHarbor Twp

EstellManorCity

Folsom Boro

Hamilton Twp

HammontonTown

Mullica Twp

Weymouth Twp

Forked RiverMountain Add

Ocean

Lacey Twp

Ocean Twp

Four Mile Circle

Burlington

BassRiver Twp

Burlington Twp

Pemberton Twp

Tabernacle Twp

Washington Twp

Woodland Twp

Greater Kettle Run

Burlington

Evesham Twp

Medford Twp

Highlands Region:

Arcadia Lake/Newark Watershed

Passaic

West Milford Twp

KittatinnyForest Area

Sussex

Frankford Twp

Hampton Twp

MorrisCounty Additions

Morris

BoontonTown

Butler Boro

Chatham Boro

Chatham Twp

Denville Twp

DoverTown

East Hanover Twp

FlorhamPark Boro

Hanover Twp

Harding Twp

Lincoln Park Boro

Long Hill Twp

Madison Boro

MorrisPlains Boro

Morris Twp

MorristownTown

MountOlive Twp

MountainLakes Boro

Netcong Boro

Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp

Pequannock Twp

Riverdale Boro

Rockaway Boro

Rockaway Twp

VictoryGardens Boro

Wharton Boro

MusconetcongValley

Warren

Franklin Twp

Greenwich Twp

Mansfield Twp

Washington Twp

PyramidMountain Addition

Morris

Boonton Twp

Kinnelon Boro

Montville Twp

Scotts Mtn Acq

Warren

Harmony Twp

Lopatcong Twp

White Twp

SpartaMountain Greenway

Morris

Sussex

Jefferson Twp

Mendham Boro

Mendham Twp

Mine Hill Twp

MountArlington Boro

Randolph Twp

Roxbury Twp

Washington Twp

Byram Twp

Hopatcong Boro

Sparta Twp

Vernon Marsh

Sussex

Vernon Twp

Western Piedmont:

Back Brook

Hunterdon

East Amwell Twp

LambertvilleCity

West Amwell Twp

SourlandMountain

Mercer

Hopewell Twp

Princeton Twp

Somerset

Montgomery Twp

Wickecheoke Creek Acq

Hunterdon

Delaware Twp

Franklin Twp

Kingwood Twp

Raritan Twp

Stockton Boro

(18) Old Pine Farm Natural Lands
Trust

Old Pine Farm Greenway

Camden

Gloucester

Gloucester Twp

Deptford Twp

237,500

(19) PassaicRiver Coalition

PassaicRiver Preservation Project

Bergen

Allendale Boro

Elmwood Park Boro

Fair Lawn Boro

GarfieldCity

Ho-Ho-Kus Boro

Lyndhurst Twp

Mahwah Twp

Oakland Boro

RidgewoodVillage

Rutherford Boro

SaddleRiver Boro

UpperSaddleRiver Boro

Wallington Boro

550,000

Essex

Cedar Grove Twp

Fairfield Twp

Livingston Twp

NewarkCity

Roseland Boro

Verona Twp

West Caldwell Twp

Morris

Butler Boro

Chatham Boro

Chatham Twp

Denville Twp

East Hanover Twp

FlorhamPark Boro

Hanover Twp

Jefferson Twp

Kinnelon Boro

Lincoln Park

Boro

Long Hill Twp

Mendham Boro

Mendham Twp

Montville Twp

Morris Twp

MorristownTown

Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp

Pequannock Twp

Riverdale Boro

Rockaway Twp

Passaic

Bloomingdale Boro

CliftonCity

Hawthorne Boro

Little Falls Twp

PassaicCity

PatersonCity

PomptonLakes Boro

Totowa Boro

Wanaque Boro

Wayne Twp

West Milford Twp

WoodlandPark Boro

Somerset

Bernards Twp

Bernardsville Boro

Warren Twp

Sussex

Hardyston Twp

Sparta Twp

Union

BerkeleyHeights Twp

New Providence Boro

SummitCity

(20) Rancocas Conservancy

Rancocas Watershed Acq

Burlington

All municipalities

275,000

(21) Ridge and Valley Conservancy

Open Space Conservation Plan

Sussex

Warren

Andover Boro

Andover Twp

Frankford Twp

Fredon Twp

Green Twp

Hampton Twp

Hardyston Twp

Lafayette Twp

Sandyston Twp

Stillwater Twp

Wantage Twp

Allamuchy Twp

Blairstwon Twp

Frelinghuysen Twp

Hardwick Twp

Hope Twp

Knowlton Twp

Mansfield Twp

White Twp

275,000

(22) Schiff Natural Lands Trust, Inc

Schiff-Mount Paul Greenway

Morris

Chester Twp

East Hanover Twp

FlorhamPark Boro

Hanover Twp

Mendham Boro

Mendham Twp

275,000

(23) SouthJerseyLand Trust

South Jersey Watersheds

Gloucester

Salem

All municipalities

Carneys Point Twp

Oldmans Twp

Pilesgrove Twp

275,000

(24) Stony Brook Millstone Watershed
Association

Watershed Connectors

Mercer

Hopewell Boro

Hopewell Twp

Pennington Boro

Princeton Twp

275,000

(25) TewksburyLand Trust

Land Acq

Hunterdon

Tewksbury Twp

275,000

(26) The Conservation Fund

Future Mining Indian Trail

Cape May

Middle Twp

275,000

(27) The Elizabeth Conservancy, Inc

BongiovanniLand Acq

Union

ElizabethCity

242,713

(28) The Land Conservancy of New Jersey

Priority Areas Acq

Essex

Bloomfield Twp

Livingston Twp

West Orange Twp

550,000

Morris

Boonton Twp

Chatham Boro

Chatham Twp

Denville Twp

Jefferson Twp

Kinnelon Boro

Madison Boro

Mine Hill Twp

Montville Twp

Morris Twp

MorristownTown

MountOlive Twp

Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp

Pequannock Twp

Randolph Twp

Rockaway Twp

Roxbury Twp

Washington Twp

Passaic

Ringwood Boro

West Milford Twp

Somerset

Peapack-Gladstone Boro

Sussex

Andover Boro

Byram Twp

Frankford Twp

Fredon Twp

Green Twp

Hampton Twp

Hopatcong Boro

Lafayette Twp

Stillwater Twp

Vernon Twp

Warren

Allamuchy Twp

Franklin Twp

Frelinghuysen Twp

Greenwich Twp

Hardwick Twp

Harmony Twp

Pohatcong Twp

(29) The Nature Conservancy

Priority Areas Acq

550,000

Cape May Project Area

Cape May

Cape MayCity

Cape May Point Boro

Dennis Twp

Lower Twp

Middle Twp

West Cape May Boro

Cumberland

MauriceRiver Twp

Delaware Bay Greenway

Cumberland

Commercial Twp

Downe Twp

Fairfield Twp

Lawrence Twp

MauriceRiver Twp

MillvilleCity

VinelandCity

East and West Plains

Burlington

BassRiver Twp

Pemberton Boro

Pemberton Twp

Washington Twp

Woodland Twp

Ellwood Corridor

Atlantic

EstellManorCity

Galloway Twp

Hamilton Twp

Mullica Twp

Forked RiverMountain

Ocean

Lacey Twp

Ocean Twp

High Mt Project Area

Passaic

North Haledon Boro

Wayne Twp

Hirst Ponds

Atlantic

Galloway Twp

LimestoneForest Acq

Sussex

Andover Boro

Andover Twp

Frankford Twp

Fredon Twp

Green Twp

Hampton Twp

Hardyston Twp

Lafayette Twp

Montague Twp

NewtonTown

Sandyston Twp

Stillwater Twp

Walpack Twp

Wantage Twp

Warren

Allamuchy Twp

Blairstown Twp

Frelinghuysen Twp

Hardwick Twp

Hope Twp

MauriceRiver Project Area

Cumberland

MauriceRiver Twp

MillvilleCity

OswegoRiverLowlands

Ocean

Barnegat Twp

Eagleswood Twp

Little EggHarbor Twp

Stafford Twp

Willow Grove

Gloucester

Salem

Franklin Twp

Pittsgrove Twp

(30) Trust For PublicLand

Project Priority Areas

550,000

Atlantic Balanced Communities Acq

Atlantic

AbseconCity

EggHarborCity

EggHarbor Twp

Galloway Twp

Hamilton Twp

LinwoodCity

NorthfieldCity

PleasantvilleCity

PortRepublicCity

SomersPointCity

Bay to Bay

Monmouth

Allenhurst Boro

Asbury ParkCity

Avon-By-The-Sea Boro

Belmar Boro

Bradley Beach Boro

Brielle Boro

Deal Boro

Interlaken Boro

LochArbourVillage

Long BranchCity

Manasquan Boro

MonmouthBeach Boro

Neptune Twp

Sea Bright Boro

Sea Girt Boro

SpringLake Boro

SpringLakeHeights Boro

Wall Twp

Bergen Co. Open Space Partnership

Bergen

All municipalities

Beyond the Century Plan – BarnegatBay

Monmouth

Freehold Twp

Initiative

Ocean

Barnegat Light Boro

Berkeley Twp

Brick Twp

Eagleswood Twp

Jackson Twp

Lacey Twp

Little EggHarbor Twp

Long Beach Twp

Manchester Twp

Ocean Twp

Stafford Twp

TomsRiver Twp

Tuckerton Boro

Camden Balanced Communities Acq

Camden

Berlin Boro

CamdenCity

Cherry Hill Twp

Clementon Boro

Gloucester Twp

Haddon Twp

Lindenwold Boro

Pennsauken Twp

Voorhees Twp

Delaware River Inland

Burlington

Bordentown Twp

Burlington Twp

Cinnaminson Twp

Delran Twp

Florence Twp

Mansfield Twp

MountLaurel Twp

Springfield Twp

Willingboro Twp

Essex Co. Open Space

Essex

All municipalities

Harbor Estuaries Acq

Bergen

East Rutherford Boro

Hudson

Jersey City

SecaucusTown

Middlesex

Carteret Boro

OldBridge Twp

Woodbridge Twp

Monmouth

Aberdeen Twp

Atlantic Highlands Boro

Fair Haven Boro

Hazlet Twp

Highlands Boro

Keansburg Boro

Keyport Boro

Matawan Boro

Middletown Twp

Rumson Boro

UnionBeach Boro

Union

LindenCity

RahwayCity

Hudson Co Open Space

Hudson

All municipalities

Hunterdon Co Open Space Partnership

Hunterdon

All municipalities

Interstate 195 Corridor

Mercer

Hamilton Twp

Robbinsville Twp

Monmouth

Allentown Boro

Freehold Boro

Freehold Twp

Howell Twp

Millstone Twp

Upper Freehold Twp

Wall Twp

Metedeconk Watershed Protection

Monmouth

Freehold Twp

Howell Twp

Millstone Twp

Wall Twp

Ocean

Brick Twp

Jackson Twp

Lakewood Twp

Morris Open Space Acq

Morris

All municipalities

Passaic Open Space

Passaic

All municipalities

Somerset Open Space Acq

Somerset

All municipalities

Sussex Open Space Partnership

Sussex

All municipalities

Upper Delaware River Watershed

Hunterdon

Alexandria Twp

Bethlehem Twp

Bloomsbury Boro

Hampton Boro

Holland Twp

Lebanon Boro

Lebanon Twp

Morris

MountArlington Boro

MountOlive Twp

Netcong Boro

Roxbury Twp

Washington Twp

Sussex

Andover Boro

Andover Twp

Branchville Boro

Byram Twp

Frankford Twp

Fredon Twp

Green Twp

Hampton Twp

Hardyston Twp

Hopatcong Boro

Lafayette Twp

Montague Twp

NewtonTown

Sandyston Twp

Sparta Twp

Stanhope Boro

Stillwater Twp

Walpack Twp

Wantage Twp

Warren

All municipalities

Wanaque Gap Acq

Bergen

Mahwah Twp

(31) Upper Raritan Watershed Association

Upper Raritan Watershed Region

Hunterdon

Morris

Somerset

Tewksbury Twp

Chester Twp

Washington Twp

Bedminster Twp

Bernards Twp

Bernardsville Boro

Peapack-Gladstone Boro

275,000

(32) WashingtonTwpLand Trust / Washington Twp

Schooley’s Mountain Cooridor &
Vicinity

Morris

Washington Twp

275,000

(33) YMCA Camp Ockanickon

CampOckanickon
Conservation & Recreation Program

Burlington

Medford Twp

Shamong Twp

275,000

TOTAL

$10,232,787

c. The following projects
for the development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes are
eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of
this section:

Nonprofit Organization

Project

County

Municipality

Approved Amount

Branch Brook Park Alliance

Branch Brook Park – Kiyo Grove,
Lions & Lake Edge

Essex

NewarkCity

$275,000

BriantPark Olmsted Conservancy

BriantPark Improvements

Union

SummitCity

275,000

Down Neck Community Sports Group

RiverfrontPark Improvements

Essex

NewarkCity

275,000

Eagle Rock Conservancy, Inc

Eagle Rock Reservation Improvements

Essex

Montclair Twp

Verona Twp

West Orange Twp

275,000

Hilltop Conservancy, Inc

Hilltop Reservation Improvements

Essex

Montclair Twp

Verona Twp

275,000

Ironbound Community Corporation

RiverfrontPark Improvements

Essex

NewarkCity

275,000

La Casa de Don Pedro

Branch Brook Park – Kiyo Grove,
Lions & Lake Edge

Essex

NewarkCity

275,000

Lincoln ParkCoast Cultural District

Lincoln Park/Coast Cultural
Revitalization Greenway

Essex

NewarkCity

275,000

NorthWardCenter

Branch Brook Park Ext.
Rehabilitation

Essex

Belleville Twp

NewarkCity

275,000

PassaicRiver Rowing Association

PassaicRiver Rowing Association Boathouse

Bergen

Lyndhurst Twp

275,000

Roberto Clemente League

Branch Brook Park Ext.
Rehabilitation

Essex

Belleville Twp

NewarkCity

275,000

Save Ellis Island

Ellis Island Open Space Project

Hudson

Jersey City

275,000

SouthMountain Conservancy

SouthMountain Reservation Improvements

Essex

Maplewood Twp

Millburn Twp

South OrangeVillage Twp

West Orange Twp

275,000

SPARK Friends, Inc

RiverfrontPark Improvements

Essex

NewarkCity

275,000

VeronaPark Conservancy

VeronaPark Improvements

Essex

Verona Twp

275,000

WashingtonPark Association

Washington & Lincoln Park Improvements

Hudson

Jersey City

Union City

186,000

West SidePark Conservancy, Inc

HatfieldSwamp Improvements

Essex

Roseland Boro

275,000

TOTAL

$4,586,000

d. Any transfer of any
funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in subsection b. or
c. of this section shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight
Committee or its successor.

e. To the extent that
moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection b. or c. of
this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project of a qualifying
tax exempt nonprofit organization that previously received funding appropriated
or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act,
or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for recreation and
conservation purposes shall be eligible to receive additional funding, as
determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, subject to the
approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.

f. There is reappropriated
to the Department of Environmental Protection the unexpended balances, due to
project withdrawals, cancellations, or cost savings, of the amounts
appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual
appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund to
assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire or develop
lands for recreation and conservation purposes, for the purposes of: (1) this
section; and (2) providing additional funding, as determined by the Department
of Environmental Protection, to any project of a qualifying tax exempt
nonprofit organization that previously received funding appropriated or
reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or
the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for recreation and
conservation purposes, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight
Committee or its successor. Any such additional funding provided from a Green
Acres bond act may include administrative costs.

The bill appropriates $14,818,787
in Green Acres funds to provide grants to various nonprofit entities to acquire
or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes. Of the amount
appropriated, $9 million is from the “2009 Green Acres Fund” and $5,818,787 is
reappropriated from the “Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund.”

The “2009 Green Acres Fund”
was established pursuant to the “Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain
Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009,” P.L.2009,
c.117, and the “Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund” was
established pursuant to the "Garden State Preservation Trust Act,"
P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.).

Of the amount appropriated,
$10,232,787 is allocated for acquisition projects and $4,586,000 is allocated
for park development projects.

The projects listed in this
bill have been approved by the DEP and the Garden State Preservation Trust.

The bill also would allow the
DEP to re-distribute certain other moneys, which have been returned to the
department due to project withdrawals, cancellations, or cost savings, for the
purpose of providing additional funding, for recreation and conservation
purposes, to previously approved and funded projects of nonprofit entities,
subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee. This
additional funding, if provided from a Green Acres bond act, may include
administrative costs.